2012 BFRDP Funded Farmer Training Programs:
- Farm Incubator Educational Training Program and Web-Based Resource Center for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers, in AL
- Creating Beginning Farmer Opportunities in Farm Worker Communities in Salinas, CA
- The Refugee Entrepreneurial Agricultural Program of the International Rescue Committee in San Diego, CA
- Building a Foundation for New Farmers’ Training, Resources, and Networks, in Santa Cruz, CA
- Building Farmers in the West: Strengthening Foundations and Fortifying the Community Supporting Specialty Producers in Fort Collins, CO
- UConn’s program to Help Beginner Farmers in CT Scale Up Their Farm Enterprises through New Farm Management Training and Acccess to Technical Expertise, in CT
- Marketing Strategies to Improve the Economic Viability of Beginning Farmers, in HI
- Ku I Ka Mana New Farmer Training Initiative, in HI
- Farmer-To-Farmer Advanced Training Project, in Caledonia, IL
- Rotating Apprenticeships Farmer Training in Chicago, IL
- Training Beginning Farmers for Chicago’s Urban Agriculture Community, in IL
- Preparing A New Generation of Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Farmers, in Urbana, IL
- Growing New Women Farmers in Iowa and Nebraska Through Networking, Mentorships, and Business Planning, in Story City, IA
- Farming For Cash: An Apprenticeship Program for Kentucky’s Beginning Limited-Resource and Small-Scale Farmers, in KY
- KYFarmStart II – A Whole Farm Management Education Program for Beginning Farmers, in KY
- Growing New Sustainable Urban Farmers in Greater New Orleans, LA
- Maryland Collaborative for Beginning Farmer Success, in MD
- Building the Capacity Through Training on Land Acquisition, Marketing, and Business Strategies, in MA
- Food System Economic Partnership: Farmer Residency and Farm Incubator Programs in Southeast Michigan, in Ann Arbor, MI
- Lansing Roots: Beginning Farmer Training Program, in Lansing, MI
- Sustainable Economic and Environmental Development (SEED) Southeast Asian Farmer Entrepreneur Program, in Saint Paul, MN
- Farm Beginnings Collaborative: Expanding and Strengthening Farmer-To-Farmer Training in a Multi-State Project, based in MN
- A Comprehensive Intercultural Training for Beginning Latino and Hmong Farmers and Ranchers, in MN
- Growing Farmers, Growing Food, in MN
- Delta Farming Start, in MS
- Financial and Community Capacity-Building Among Latino Farmers and Ranchers in Missoui and Nebraska, based in MO
- Legal Aid of Nebraska Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development (BFRD) Project, in NE
- New American Sustainable Agriculture Project – NH, in Manchester, NH
- Growing Successful Transitions with Beginning Women Farmer Programs in the Northeast and Texas, in Albuquerque, NM
- Southern Pueblos Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Project, in Las Cruces, NM
- Farm Beginning for Multicultural and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in the Hudson Valley and NYC Metropolitan Area, in NY
- Aquaculture Boot Camp (ABC): Enhancing Success of New and Beginning Aquaculture Farmers through Integrated Production and Business Training, in OH
- NWIAA’s New Generation Innovative and Sustainable Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, in OK
- Portland Beginning Farmer Partnership, in Portland, OR
- Philadelphia Farms: Philadelphia Community Farming Collaborative Develops New and Beginning Farmers to Grow Local Food for Philadelphia, PA
- Building Sustainability for New and Beginning Women Farmers through Peer Learning, Farminars, Mentoring, and Networking, in PA
- South Dakota Beginning Farmer Training, Mentoring, Networking, and Marketing Support Project, in SD
- Direct Marketing Initiative for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in South Texas, TX
- Developing a Solid Foundation for Imigrant Farm Workers Transitioning to Farm Operations, in WA
- Cultivating New Generation and Immigrant Farmers in Washington State, in WA
- Gaining Ground: A Farm Incubator with Training and Technical Assistance for Beginning Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in Wisconsin, in Verona, WI
- Grassworks Apprenticeship Program: Career Paths for Beginning Farmers, in WI
- Urban Farms for America with a Focus on Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in the Urban Agriculture Sector, in WI
If you have this program in Fulton Co., Ky, how would I contact them. I am looking for a mentorship program for women who are new to farming, but has the farmland paid. This would be a starting from scratch situation as far as knowing how to farm or even how to hire someone to work the land.
Thank you for your time and hope to hear encouraging information from you.